HIGHLIGHTS

Hundred of SC and ST students were protesting against Bihar Government.

Police did not permit the protest due to Section-144 imposed in the area.

Anti-Dalit face of the Bihar Government exposed: Manjhi

These agitating students were angry at their scholarship money been cut by the government and also the scholarship scam that has taken place. (Picture for representation)

HIGHLIGHTS

Hundred of SC and ST students were protesting against Bihar Government.

Police did not permit the protest due to Section-144 imposed in the area.

Anti-Dalit face of the Bihar Government exposed: Manjhi

Dalit students were lathicharged on Wednesday by the Patna police after they hit the streets to protest against the Bihar government over the scholarship scam and cut in their scholarships amount by the Bihar government from Rs 1 lac to Rs 15000.

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED

Hundred of students from the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe had gathered at the J.P round about in Patna under the banner of Indian Students Welfare Union to carry out a protest march from Kargil Chowk to Bihar Assembly. However, the police did not permit them to carry the protest march as Section-144 was imposed in the Assembly area due to ongoing monsoon session.

On being denied permission to carry the protest march, these Dalit students got infuriated and began to break the police barricading. The police viewing the situation at hand resorted to lathicharge to disperse the students. The students who were not willing to move from the area were also chased by the police and caned. Six students have suffered injuries in the police action.

These agitating students were angry at their scholarship money been cut by the government and also the scholarship scam that has taken place.

Soon after this, the injured students were rushed to the Patna Medical College and Hospital where they have been admitted and undergoing treatment.

POLITICAL TAKE

The opposition leaders sensing an opportunity to attack the Nitish Kumar government immediately rushed to the hospital to meet injured students.

BJP leader Sushil Modi and former CM and Hindustani Awam Morcha chief Jitan Ram Manjhi met the injured students and promised to take up their issue with the government.

Sushil Modi said, "The government should immediately act against the policemen who lathicharged these Dalit students and also increase the scholarship amount from Rs 15000 to Rs 1 lac. Lathi charge against Dalit students is condemnable. We will raise the issue in the Assembly tomorrow and if need be, we will not allow the House to function".

"The anti-Dalit face of the Bihar Government has been exposed", said former Chief Minister Manjhi.